Medical Xpress - Medical Xpress news tagged with: diabetes patientshttp://medicalxpress.com/
en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine.http://cdn.medicalxpress.com/tmpl/v4/img/medx.140px.pngMedical Xpresshttp://medicalxpress.com/
Diabetes patients should have more voice in treatment: experts(HealthDay)—New guidelines meant to provide type 2 diabetes patients with truly individualized care have been issued by the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-diabetes-patients-voice-treatment-experts.html
DiabetesTue, 02 Oct 2012 12:28:59 ESTnews268399731Drugs similar in efficacy for neuropathic pain in diabetes(HealthDay)—In the treatment of patients with chronic diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP), there are no significant differences in pain-relief efficacy between amitriptyline, duloxetine, and pregabalin; however, pregabalin improves sleep continuity and duloxetine improves daytime functioning, according to research published online Sept. 18 in Diabetes Care.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-drugs-similar-efficacy-neuropathic-pain.html
DiabetesWed, 26 Sep 2012 13:54:00 ESTnews267886411Considerably more patients may benefit from effective antidiabetic drugThe antidiabetic drug metformin is not prescribed for patients with reduced kidney function because the risk of adverse effects has been regarded as unacceptably high. A study at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has found that the risks have been substantially overrated. As a result, many more patients with diabetes may be able to enjoy the benefits of the medication.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-considerably-patients-benefit-effective-antidiabetic.html
DiabetesMon, 17 Sep 2012 11:23:08 ESTnews267099779Measuring glucose without needle pricksPricking a finger everyday is just part of everyday life for many diabetes patients. A non-invasive measurement approach could release them from the constant pain of pin pricks. The linchpin is a biosensor engineered by Fraunhofer researchers: A tiny chip combines measurement and digital analysis – and can be radioed to a mobile device.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-glucose-needle.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 04 Sep 2012 17:30:22 ESTnews265998600Lung cancer risk unaffected by metformin use in diabetes(HealthDay)—Patients with type 2 diabetes who take metformin do not have a reduced risk of lung cancer, in contrast to previous observational studies, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Diabetes Care.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-lung-cancer-unaffected-metformin-diabetes.html
DiabetesThu, 30 Aug 2012 16:38:46 ESTnews265563490Low HDL cholesterol ups risk of diabetic nephropathy(HealthDay) -- High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is an independent risk factor for the development of diabetic nephropathy, but not retinopathy, in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to research published online Aug. 13 in Diabetes Care.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-hdl-cholesterol-ups-diabetic-nephropathy.html
DiabetesWed, 22 Aug 2012 19:20:01 ESTnews264871069Long-term type 2 diabetes ups pancreatic cancer mortality(HealthDay) -- Among patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC), those with pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) for longer than five years have an increased mortality risk, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in Cancer.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-long-term-diabetes-ups-pancreatic-cancer.html
CancerWed, 15 Aug 2012 14:27:15 ESTnews264259581Cataract risk up for statin users with type 2 diabetes(HealthDay) -- Statin use, which is substantially higher in patients with type 2 diabetes, correlates with an increased risk of age-related (AR) cataracts, according to a study published in the August issue of Optometry and Vision Science.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-cataract-statin-users-diabetes.html
DiabetesMon, 13 Aug 2012 17:00:01 ESTnews264090667Diabetes drugs taken by over 15 million Americans raises risk of bladder cancerA popular class of diabetes drugs increases patients' risk of bladder cancer, according to a new study published online this month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that patients taking thiazolidinedione (TZDs) drugs &#150; which account for up to 20 percent of the drugs prescribed to diabetics in the United States -- are two to three times more likely to develop bladder cancer than those who took a sulfonylurea drug, another common class of medications for diabetes.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-diabetes-drugs-million-americans-bladder.html
MedicationsMon, 13 Aug 2012 14:36:47 ESTnews264087398Almost half of type 2 diabetes patients report acute and chronic painAlmost half of adults with type 2 diabetes report acute and chronic pain, and close to one quarter report neuropathy, fatigue, depression, sleep disturbance and physical or emotional disability, according to a study of more than 13,000 adults conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, the University of California, San Francisco and the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif. The researchers also found significant rates of shortness of breath, nausea and constipation.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-diabetes-patients-acute-chronic-pain.html
DiabetesWed, 08 Aug 2012 10:20:09 ESTnews263640002Linagliptin noninferior to glimepiride in type 2 diabetes(HealthDay) -- A new drug for type 2 diabetes causes significantly less weight gain and may carry lower risks for hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), heart attack and stroke than standard medications, a new study indicates.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-linagliptin-noninferior-glimepiride-diabetes.html
DiabetesThu, 28 Jun 2012 18:05:05 ESTnews260125485Physical fitness may improve survival among diabetes patients with heart dysfunctionBeing physically fit may improve survival rates among diabetes patients with a particular type of heart abnormality, a new study determines. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-physical-survival-diabetes-patients-heart.html
DiabetesMon, 25 Jun 2012 10:14:42 ESTnews259838044Common diabetes drugs associated with increased risk of deathCompared to another popular drug, three widely used diabetes medications are associated with a greater risk of death, a large new analysis finds. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-common-diabetes-drugs-death.html
DiabetesMon, 25 Jun 2012 09:50:01 ESTnews259835547Experimental diabetes drugs offer patients hopeSome experimental diabetes treatments in late testing offer patients hope of better controlling their blood sugar and weight and preventing dangerously low blood sugar, all big challenges for millions of diabetics.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-experimental-diabetes-drugs-patients.html
DiabetesMon, 11 Jun 2012 03:56:07 ESTnews258605418Metabolic syndrome linked to arterial stiffness in CKD(HealthDay) -- For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), those with metabolic syndrome (MetS) have increased arterial stiffness but no increase in endothelial dysfunction, compared to those without MetS, according to a study published online May 29 in Diabetes Care.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-metabolic-syndrome-linked-arterial-stiffness.html
DiabetesMon, 04 Jun 2012 17:38:17 ESTnews258050289'Jack Spratt' diabetes gene identifiedType 2 diabetes is popularly associated with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. However, just as there are obese people without type 2 diabetes, there are lean people with the disease.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-jack-spratt-diabetes-gene.html
GeneticsFri, 01 Jun 2012 09:40:02 ESTnews257762388Preventing diabetes: Researchers measure loss of human pancreas cells(Medical Xpress) -- A Yale University-led research team has developed a way to measure the loss of insulin-producing islet cells in the human pancreas. The death of those beta cells leads to diabetes. The finding is a crucial step in developing therapies to preserve insulin production and slow or halt the progress of diabetes. The study appears in the June issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diabetes-loss-human-pancreas-cells.html
Medical researchFri, 01 Jun 2012 06:44:59 ESTnews257751721Aggressively controlling glucose levels may not reduce kidney failure in Type 2 diabetesA review of data from seven clinical trials suggests that intensive glucose control is associated with reduced risk of microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria (conditions characterized by excessive levels of protein in the urine usually resulting from damage to the filtering units of the kidneys), according to a report published in the May 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-aggressively-glucose-kidney-failure-diabetes.html
DiabetesMon, 28 May 2012 16:00:29 ESTnews257416064U.S. sees drop in deaths linked to diabetes(HealthDay) -- Healthier lifestyles and better disease management led to a sharp drop in death rates for Americans with diabetes between 1997 and 2006, especially deaths caused by heart disease and stroke, a new federal government report shows.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-deaths-linked-diabetes.html
DiabetesTue, 22 May 2012 18:40:02 ESTnews256929395Various metabolic risk factors could be linked to diabetes-related pain with major implications for treatmentAround 1 in 50 people in the general population and 1 in 6 of those aged over 40 years experience neuropathy (damage to the nerves of the peripheral nervous system), which can cause numbness, tingling, pain, or weakness. The most common cause of neuropathy is diabetes, and up to half of diabetes patients can be affected. Currently, among the only treatments for neuropathy are glucose control (which often only delays it) and pain management. Yet less than half of patients are treated for pain, despite the availability of many effective therapies . Growing evidence suggests that various metabolic risk factors, including prediabetes, could be linked with neuropathy and thus be targets for new disease-modifying drugs. The issues are discussed in a Review in the June issue of The Lancet Neurology, by Dr Brian C Callaghan and colleagues, all of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-metabolic-factors-linked-diabetes-related-pain.html
NeuroscienceThu, 17 May 2012 18:30:03 ESTnews256493392Doubts over long term impact of group education for diabetes patientsThe benefits of a one-off group education programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes are not sustained over the long term, concludes a study published on BMJ today.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-term-impact-group-diabetes-patients.html
DiabetesThu, 26 Apr 2012 18:30:02 ESTnews254672945CV autonomic neuropathy risk for CVD despite albumin status(HealthDay) -- Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) appears to affect the risk of cardiovascular disease even in type 1 diabetes patients with normal albumin excretion rates, according to a study published online April 12 in Diabetes.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-cv-autonomic-neuropathy-cvd-albumin.html
CardiologyThu, 19 Apr 2012 04:30:01 ESTnews254024521Naturopathic care can improve blood sugar, mood in diabetesA new joint study by Group Health Research Institute and Bastyr University Research Institute found that type 2 diabetes patients who received naturopathic care (as an adjunct to conventional care) had lower blood-sugar levels, better eating and exercise habits, improved moods, and a stronger sense of control over their condition than did patients receiving only conventional care.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-naturopathic-blood-sugar-mood-diabetes.html
DiabetesWed, 18 Apr 2012 13:14:52 ESTnews253973681One cause of fatty deposits in the hearts of diabetes patients settledThe impaired substrate metabolism of diabetes patients is often expressed in an increase in fatty deposits in the cells of the heart muscle. Until now, the exact cause of this was unknown. Now, Austrian researchers at the MedUni Vienna in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of MedUni Vienna in cooperation with the MR Centre of Excellence Vienna have shown that high blood sugar in combination with high levels of insulin &#150; not an influx of fats &#150; results in such deposits within a few hours. This could form the basis for even more heart-friendly treatments of diabetes patients, especially in the early stages of the disease.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-fatty-deposits-hearts-diabetes-patients.html
DiabetesMon, 16 Apr 2012 09:06:23 ESTnews253785971Isomaltulose doesn't improve glycemic control in diabetes(HealthDay) -- For patients with type 2 diabetes, substitution of sucrose with isomaltulose is not associated with improved glycemic control (measured by hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] levels) at 12 weeks, according to a study published online April 9 in Diabetes Care.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-isomaltulose-doesnt-glycemic-diabetes.html
DiabetesFri, 13 Apr 2012 13:40:01 ESTnews253540617Aspirin enhances platelet isoprostanes in type 2 diabetes(HealthDay) -- For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who are treated with aspirin, isoprostanes are overproduced, which is linked with enhanced platelet recruitment, according to a study published online March 16 in Diabetes.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-aspirin-platelet-isoprostanes-diabetes.html
DiabetesFri, 23 Mar 2012 14:40:39 ESTnews251732392Mentoring provides health benefits for African American veterans with diabetesIntervention by peer mentors has a statistically significant effect on improving glucose control in African American veterans with diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP). Full results of the study were published in the March 20th issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-health-benefits-african-american-veterans.html
DiabetesMon, 19 Mar 2012 17:24:40 ESTnews251396672Gene profile correlates with glycemia in type 1 diabetes(HealthDay) -- A gene expression profile in peripheral blood correlates with glycemic control in the first year for patients recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published online March 8 in Diabetes.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-gene-profile-glycemia-diabetes.html
DiabetesFri, 16 Mar 2012 14:27:16 ESTnews251126828Increasing shift from islet antibody positivity to diabetes(HealthDay) -- There is an increase in both the prevalence and levels of islet antigen-2 and zinc transporter 8, as well as in autoantibodies, in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients during a period of rising disease incidence, according to a study published in the March issue of Diabetes.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-shift-islet-antibody-positivity-diabetes.html
DiabetesFri, 02 Mar 2012 14:20:01 ESTnews249914555Researchers pave the way for improving treatment for Type 2 diabetesIn a study published last week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, a team led by Dr. Vincent Poitout of the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)* has made an important step forward in understanding how insulin secretion is regulated in the body. This discovery has important implications for drugs currently in development to treat Type 2 diabetes, a disease which is diagnosed every 10 seconds somewhere throughout the world.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-pave-treatment-diabetes.html
DiabetesTue, 07 Feb 2012 10:12:52 ESTnews247831963